The Conditional A

Choose the correct answer.

4. If walls could talk, they .. many secrets. a. would tell b. would have told c. told 5. As a. b. c. soon as he .. , he will look for a job. will graduate graduates may graduate 1. If Tom comes to town, we .. him. a. visit b. visited c. will visit 2. If they had known he was in trouble, they .. him. a. would have helped b. would help c. will help 3. Hell fix the machine after he .. the instructions. a. will read b. has read c. read

6. I wont be able to travel unless I .. some money. a. will save b. save c. saved

Match I to II to form sentences.

I 1. If he had a lot of money, 2. I wouldnt eat that 3. If I had known you were ill, 4. Mark wouldnt be so tired 5. If I get the opportunity, 6. They will play tennis this afternoon II .. a. unless it rains. .. b. he would rent a bigger flat. .. c. Ill travel all over the world. .. d. if he didnt have so much work. .. e. I would have called. .. f. if I were you.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Hell call us before he .................................. (leave). 2. .................................. you .................................. (go) to the party if he had asked you? 3. If the phone rings, I .................................. (answer) it. 4. You would feel better if you .................................. (eat) healthier food. 5. Her parents .................................. (not be) angry if she had called. 6. If I had more free time, I .................................. (exercise) more often. 7. As soon as the guests .................................. (arrive), well begin the lecture. 8. They wont be able to hear you unless you .................................. (speak) louder.

Complete the passage with the words below.

when

had

hadnt

were

would

if

will

should

have

could

My wife and I seldom travel. In fact, if we 1.............................. received a wedding invitation from family in Cape Town, we wouldnt 2.............................. thought of travelling. But my wife was very excited. Lets make a holiday of it, she suggested. 3.............................. we go, we 4.............................. do some touring. And that is what we did. If you have the opportunity, you 5.............................. travel to South Africa. You can rent a car 6.............................. youre there, but if I 7.............................. you, I would also include a train trip. Our relatives suggested that we take the famous Blue Train for the journey north. If we 8.............................. stuck to our original plan, we 9.............................. have missed this wonderful experience. The Blue Train travels from Cape Town to Zimbabwe. It has luxurious compartments, private bathrooms and wonderful food. If you decide to take the train, you
10..............................

have the pleasure of seeing wonderful scenery while

relaxing in a luxury hotel on wheels.

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The Conditional Answers

A 1. c 2. a B 1. b 2. f 3. e C 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. D 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. b 4. a 4. d 5. c 6. a 5. b 6. b

leaves Would have gone will answer ate wouldnt have been would exercise / could exercise arrive speak hadnt have If could should 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. when were had would will

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